Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Allusion

Reference to a well-known person, place, event, literacy work, or work of art

Anachronism

Something out of its normal time period (like seeing a digital clock in a movie set int the 1800's)

Analogy

A comparison that explains or describes one subject by pointing out its similarities to another subject

Anecdote

A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event. It is told to entertain or to make a point.

Antagonist

Character or force in conflict with a mean character, or propagandists

Antithesis

Involves a direct contrast of structurally parallel word grouping

Aphorism

A general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely and pointedly

Apostrophe

A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality

Aside

Words spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character, that are not meant to be overheard by the other characters